CONTENTS 



Chapter Page 



I. The Prehistoric Horse i 



II. The Arab Horse 7 



III. The Thoroughbred 14 



IV. The American Saddle Horse 26 



V. The Roadster Type 33 



VI. The American Trotter 36 



VII. The Pacer 49 



VIII. The Orloff Trotter 54 



IX. The Coach or Carriage Horse Type . . . . 58 



X. The Hackney 63 



XI. The French Coach 72 



XII. The German Coach 81 



XIII. The Cleveland Bay 86 



XIV. The Draft Type 92 



XV. The Percheron . .- 98 



XVI. The French Draft 11 1 



XVII. The Clydesdale 114 



XVIII. The Shire . . . . . . ■ . . .124 



XIX. The Belgian 133 



XX. The Suffolk 140 



XXI. Ponies 146 



XXII. Shetland Pony 150 



XXIII. The Ass . . .155 



XXIV. The Mule 161 



XXV. Beef Type of Cattle 169 



XXVI. The Shorthorn 175 



XXVII. The Polled Durham 197 



XXVIII. The Hereford 201 



XXIX. The Aberdeen Angus 213 



XXX. The Galloway 225 



XXXI. The Sussex 234 



XXXII. The West Highland 238 



XXXIII. Dairy Type of Cattle 243 



XXXIV. The Jersey 249 



XXXV. The Holstein-Friesian 264 



XXXVI. The Guernsey 276 



XXXVII. The Ayrshire 287 



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